THE FACTS
Messiah (4-2) 83, Gettysburg (3-4) 77
What: Non-conference women's basketball action
When: Wednesday, Dec. 3
Where: Grantham, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Messiah outscored Gettysburg 24-18 in the fourth quarter to record an 83-77 win.
THE LEADERS
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Skylar Reale (Warren, N.J./Morristown Beard) led the Bullets with a career-high 18 points to go with nine rebounds.
FOR THE FOES
• Liv Monturo led the Falcons with 30 points and eight rebounds. She shot 13 of 25 from the floor.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Trailing 5-4 early, baskets from three different Gettysburg players gave the visitors a five-points lead with 3:24 to play in the first quarter. A pair of buckets from Brooke Fenchel closed the deficit to one a minute later before the Bullets netted seven of the next eight points to open up a 17-11 lead. Liv Monturo hit layup just before the first quarter ended to close the margin to 19-16 after 10 minutes.
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Ava O'Neil (Chevy Chase, Md./St. John's College) triple stretched the lead back to six at 27-21 with 7:28 to play in the second quarter. The lead remained at six before two Ainsley Bell free throws with 6:08 showing sparked a 10-4 run that tied the game at 33-all with 4:17 on the clock. An EmmyFaith Wood jumper made it 39-37 for the hosts with a minute to play before
Skylar Reale hit the second of two free throws in the waning seconds to close to the margin to one at the break.
• Five points from Monturo in the opening minute of the third quarter extended the lead to 43-38. A
Briana Robles (Westchester, N.Y./Poly Prep) 3-pointer capped an 8-0 counter that gave the Bullets a two-point edge with 6:56 on the clock. Gettysburg opened up a lead as large as four before Messiah drew the game even at 59-all to enter the final quarter.
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Amanda Rapel (Stewartsville, N.J./Phillipsburg) hit a layup with 9:21 to play in the final quarter for a two-point lead but Messiah went on a 9-0 burst to take a 68-61 lead with 6:58 showing. The lead remained between five and eight until a Reale jumper and Rapel 3-pointer made it a 73-70 game with 3:25 to play. The teams traded baskets until the Falcons hit all four free throws in the final 22 seconds to capture the six-point victory.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Kimberly Hopkins (Baldwin, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) added 12 points, six rebounds and three assist for Gettysburg while
Briana Robles chipped in 10 points.
• The Bullets finished with a 42-27 rebounding margin.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action in the Centennial Conference opener at home against Franklin & Marshall on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
